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SUMMARY:The Sources of American Civics: Founding Era Documents in Our Present Moment
DESCRIPTION:How should we understand the founding documents of the United States in the twenty-first century? Join historians Dr. Hannah Farber and Dr. Jonathan Gienapp for a timely conversation exploring how the texts\, debates\, and political ideas of the Founding Era continue to shape American civics and public life today. \n  \nThis public program is possible thanks to support from “Common Sense and the Constitution: Civic Engagement in the Spirit of 1776” initiative from the American History and Civics Education – Seminars (AHC-Seminars) Program at the Department of Education.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/the-sources-of-american-civics-founding-era-documents-in-our-present-moment/
LOCATION:LaPenta School of Business\, Henry Lecture Hall\, Iona University & Virtual via Zoom
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SUMMARY:Common Sense and the Constitution
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Constitution Day with the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies and the New Rochelle Bar Association for a conversation featuring Justice Mark Dillon and Dr. Joseph Rezek. This program explores the relationship between Thomas Paine’s Common Sense\, the founding principles of the American republic\, and the enduring significance of the U.S. Constitution. \n  \nThis public program is possible thanks to support from “Common Sense and the Constitution: Civic Engagement in the Spirit of 1776” initiative from the American History and Civics Education – Seminars (AHC-Seminars) Program at the Department of Education.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/common-sense-and-the-constitution/
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SUMMARY:America’s ‘First Revolution’: Indigenous Nations\, Bacon’s Rebellion\, and Mythologies of Independence from 1676 to Today
DESCRIPTION:As the United States reflects on the 250th anniversary of independence\, the question of what defines a revolution is an enduring one\, especially its motivations\, goals\, and chronology. When veered toward separation from the British Empire\, their prior experience with resistance and revolt shaped their answers. One example\, Bacon’s Rebellion\, was once called America’s ‘First’ Revolution by historians. Taking place exactly one hundred years before the Declaration of Independence\, the conflict has often been understood as an early site of resistance to British authority\, which elevated it to a prophetic event with mythological power. The narratives that subsequently developed around rebellion\, revolution\, and\, eventually\, independence—not only in the eighteenth century but also in popular and scholarly imaginations today—often reflected that perception. Moreover\, these narratives were also part of an even earlier chronology\, one where the specter of the English Revolution (1639–1659) was a pervasive narrative touchstone. Yet\, as more recent scholarship demonstrates\, the imaginary around Bacon’s Rebellion and the origins of revolution was far more complex\, particularly in the roles that played alongside enslaved\, colonial\, and imperial actors. \nFor the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies’ (ITPS) Seventh Biannual Conference\, we hope to contribute to ongoing dialogues about commemoration and American independence by considering these earlier debates around the meanings of revolution. Conference panels will consider these themes not just around late seventeenth century histories\, but also how a variety of peoples interpreted the meanings of rebellion\, revolution\, and independence in the centuries before 1776. \n“America’s ‘First’ Revolution” will be a fully hybrid program\, with virtual and in person components on the Iona campus in New Rochelle\, which is located just outside New York City in Westchester County. \nConference Program\nFriday\, September 25\nIn-person registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-itps-bi-annual-conference-day-one-tickets-1998219995798 \n3pm – 4:30pm\nPANEL 1: Choosing Their Ground: Indigenous Strategy\, Resistance\, and Survival in Bacon’s Rebellion\nCentering Indigenous perspectives\, this panel reexamines Bacon’s Rebellion by highlighting the strategic choices\, diplomatic negotiations\, and acts of resistance that Native nations employed amid the conflict. By foregrounding Indigenous agency\, the discussion challenges older narratives that portray Native peoples as peripheral to the rebellion and instead reveals their central role in shaping the political and military landscape of seventeenth-century Virginia.\nWebinar link: https://iona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EW6KSp-0TkKIF3kSi5hHLw \nChair and Panelist: Michael Leroy Oberg\n● Edward DuBois Ragan\n● James D. Rice\n● Julia King \n5pm – 6:30pm\nPlenary: Understanding Rebellion Through a Pamunkey Lens\nWebinar link: https://iona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kpUiMDfmR0OAMi-_A64rOQ \nChair: Hayley Negrin\n● Speakers to be announced \n6:30pm – 7:30pm\nPlenary reception \nSaturday\, September 26\nIn-person registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-itps-bi-annual-conference-day-two-tickets-1998220145245 \n9am – 10:30am\nPANEL 2: Bacon’s Rebellion Reconsidered: Empire\, Indigenous Nations\, and Colonial Authority\nRevisiting one of the defining conflicts of seventeenth-century British America\, this panel\nexamines Bacon’s Rebellion through the intersecting lenses of imperial governance\, legal\nauthority\, and historical memory. Together\, the papers challenge traditional interpretations of\nthe rebellion by exploring how its causes\, consequences\, and commemorations shaped\ncompeting visions of empire\, colonial power\, and the origins of revolution.\nWebinar link: https://iona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZfirchO7T1yAtQjJJ07Qjw \nChair: James Ambuske\n● Zachary Kopin\, “The Board of Trade’s Vision for Dominion: Circum-Atlantic Chaos\,\nEdward Randolph\, and the Legal Revolution of 1676”\n● Rebekah Planto\, “To Bury All Seeds of Future Discords”: Excavating Bacon’s Rebellion and\nits Afterlives at “Bacon’s Castle\,” Surry County\, Virginia\n● Peter Olsen Harbich\, ““Protecting Darling Indians: A Durable Imperial Policy?” \n10:45am – 12:15pm\nPANEL 3: New Netherland and the Contested Northeast: Empire\, Diplomacy\, and Indigenous\nSovereignty\nThis panel explores the seventeenth-century Northeast as a dynamic region where Dutch\ncolonists\, Indigenous nations\, and rival European empires negotiated competing claims to land\,\nauthority\, and political power. By centering Indigenous diplomacy alongside the Dutch Atlantic\,\nthe papers challenge Anglo-centric narratives of colonial America and illuminate histories of\nrebellion\, sovereignty\, and resistance beyond Virginia.\nWebinar link: https://iona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QWrlGB8ITNueBi46bO4lkA \nChair: Deborah Hamer\, New Netherland Institute\n● BJ Ellis\, Omohundro Institute\n● Erin Kramer\, Trinity University [virtual]\n● Andrea Mosterman\, University of New Orleans\n● Megan Cherry\, North Carolina State University \n1:30pm – 3:00pm\nPANEL 4: Revolutions Across Empires: Resistance and Independence in the Atlantic World\nThis panel situates the history of revolution within a broader Atlantic world\, tracing how ideas of\nresistance\, sovereignty\, and independence circulated across imperial boundaries and diverse\npolitical communities. From Igbo resistance in the colonial Americas and revolutionary Louisiana\nto transnational radical networks and the Corsican Republic\, the papers reveal the\ninterconnected ideas and struggles that shaped the Age of Revolutions across multiple empires.\nWebinar link: https://iona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h5loIAaBSR-6n1ei48SzwQ \nChair: Mark Boonshoft\n● Fernando Cyrillo Júnior\, Transnational Networks of Radicalism: Recontextualizing\nFreethought in Revolutionary America [virtual]\n● Guilherme Farias Ghefter\, La Rivoluzione and The Revolution – An overview of\nearly-American sentiment regarding the Corsican Republic (1755-1787)\n● Melissa Morris\, title forthcoming [virtual]\n● Ala Montgomery\, title forthcoming \n3:15pm – 4:45pm\nPANEL 5: Revolution Remembered and Repurposed: Memory\, Race\, and Historical Narratives\nThis panel examines how the meanings of revolution have been remembered\, contested\, and\nreimagined across generations. Spanning topics from race and historical anthropology to\nLoyalist memory\, gradual abolition\, and nineteenth-century radicalism\, the papers explore how\nrevolutionary ideals were interpreted\, challenged\, and mobilized long after the events\nthemselves\, revealing the enduring power of revolutions in shaping historical narratives and\npolitical thought.\nWebinar link: https://iona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4IyIz22KSBulGaEsYgmhpA \nChair: Nicole Mahoney\n● Emilee Robbins\, “Memoir and Memory: How Loyalist Elizabeth Fisher Recalled\nRevolution” [virtual]\n● Kelly Ryan\, “The Tyranny of Kings\, Capital\, and Commerce: Why American Radicals\nEmbraced Social Revolution in France\, 1848”\n● Kaitlin Tonti\, “Understanding Revolution in the New Republic: The Question of Gradual\nAbolition” [virtual] \n5pm – 6:30pm\nKeynote address: Dr. Kathleen Brown\nWebinar link: https://iona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gQ0S1AVGQ7mm4vz2xwrTeA \n6:30pm – 7:30pm\nKeynote reception \n  \nThis conference is possible thanks to support from “Common Sense and the Constitution: Civic Engagement in the Spirit of 1776” initiative from the American History and Civics Education – Seminars (AHC-Seminars) Program at the Department of Education and the Lapidus Initiative for Early American Inquiry. \nRead the complete Call for Proposals here.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/americas-first-revolution-indigenous-nations-bacons-rebellion-and-mythologies-of-independence-from-1676-to-today/
LOCATION:LaPenta School of Business\, Henry Lecture Hall\, Iona University & Virtual via Zoom
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SUMMARY:The Third Annual Lapidus Lecture in Paine Studies with Dr. Danielle Allen
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Third Annual Lapidus Lecture in Paine Studies\, featuring renowned political theorist Dr. Danielle Allen. This signature annual lecture brings one of today’s leading scholars into conversation with Thomas Paine’s ideas\, exploring their enduring significance for democracy\, citizenship\, and public life. \nRegister for in person attendance here. \nRegistration for the Zoom webinar will open in September. \n  \nThis conference has been generously supported by the Lapidus Initiative for Early American Inquiry at the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies at Iona University.
URL:http://theitps.org/event/the-third-annual-lapidus-lecture-in-paine-studies-with-dr-danielle-allen/
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